Competitive Information for Swampert [X/Y]
Water / Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Swampert? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the X/Y generation metagame.
Swampert is a decent Water and Ground-typed Pokemon. It's not-uncommon to see Swampert show up as a X/Y opponent. Swampert is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Swampert's only type-related weakness is Grass.
Item: Rindo Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Damp
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Outrage
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
Physical Sweeper Swampert
Swampert is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Swampert's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Damp, prevents explosion/self-destruct/aftermath while Swampert is active.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Swampert afterwards).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Swampert's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Swampert's speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Rindo Berry
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Wide Guard
- Rock Slide
- Waterfall
- Earthquake
Swampert Physical Tank (Muddy Landslide)
Swampert is a wonderful Physical Tank. It attempts to take a substantial amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Swampert's attacking stat is 1.5x with water attacks. Wide Guard helps to protect you from moves like Rock Slide and you may lose Surf but you will still have Earthquake and besides, Waterfall does more damage anyways.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Damp
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 80 Hp / 252 Atk / 176 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Earthquake / Stone Edge
- Low Kick / Hammer Arm
- Ice Punch / Rest
Swampert Physical Sweeper (Minesweeper)
Swampert is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Swampert last longer regaining it's it's HP every turn. With Damp, prevents explosion/self-destruct/aftermath while Swampert is active.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Stone Edge is a physical 100-base power Rock-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Low Kick is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (more power the heavier the target).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Swampert's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Rest is a status move (Swampert sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Swampert? These builds have been optimized for X/Y Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the X/Y generation metagame.
Item: Rindo Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Damp
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Outrage
Doubles Physical Sweeper Swampert
Swampert is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Swampert's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Damp, prevents explosion/self-destruct/aftermath while Swampert is active.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Swampert afterwards).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Swampert learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Swampert can perform in X/Y. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive XY Move and Ability Combos for Swampert
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Defense curl + Ice ball
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Ability: Torrent + Item: Focus sash
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Protect, Wide Guard
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Yawn, Scald
Moves that boost Swampert's stats
- Ancient Power
- Barrier
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Power-Up Punch
Most notable and possible best moves for Swampert
- Earthquake
- Hydro Cannon
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Swampert in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Swampert's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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